Improvement in combined pocket-knife and pistol



A. J. PEAVEY.

Knife and Pistol. ,No. 49,784.

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1p m1 I Witnesses: l nve'ntb'rr N-FETERS, PHOTOUTHOGRAFHER, WASHINGIOND. C.

Patented Sept. 5, 1865:.

'LNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

A. J. PEAVEY, OF SOUTH.MONTVILLE, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED POCKET-KNIFE AND P ISTOL.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,784, dated September5, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. J. PEAVEY, of South Montville, Waldo county,State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved Alarm Pistol- Knife;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents alongitudinalvertical section of thisinvention when cocked and ready forfiring. Fig. 2 is an edge or face View of the same with the hammer down.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention consists in the arrangement of a small barrel andsuitable mechanism for exploding the charges within the handle of anordinary pocket-knife in such a manner that the pistol attachment doesnot in any way interfere with the ordinary use of the knife, and thewhole can be conveniently carried in the pocket. The hammer is combinedwith the mainspring, trigger, and trigger-spring in such a manner thatby the act of raising the hammer the triggenis released and allowed tofollow the action of the trigger-sprin g, which throws the same in aninclined position and causes its tail or inner end to form a prop forthe hammer. By pullingthe trigger thisprop is withdrawn and the hammercomes down with great force upon the nipple.

In order to use this device as an alarm, a cord is tied to the end ofthe trigger, thence drawn through a hole in the butt-end of the handle,and then tied to the latch of a door, or to some partof a window, orsecured otherwise in such a manner that the trigger is pulled if thedoor or window is opened.

A represents the handle of an ordinary pocket-knife, to which theknife-blade B is fastened in the usual manner by a pivot, a.

Secured on the side of the spring 12 which acts on the knife, andbetween the side plates of the handle, is the barrel O, the externalshape of which is square, so that it can be fitted neatly in its place.This barrel is muzzle-loading, and its chamber communicates through achannel, 0, with the nipple d, which is secured near the butt-end of thebarrel by means of a screw-thread, or in any other suitable manner.

The caps placed on the nipple are exploded by the action of a hammer, H,which is connected to the front end of the barrel 0 by means of thepivot a. It is held down upon the nipple by means of the mainspringf,which bears on a lip, g, on the under edge of the hammer, nearits pivota. When the hammer is down it bears on the tail end h of the trigger tand holds said trigger up in a recess between the barrel 0 and thespring b of the knife. Said trigger is pivoted to the side of thebarrel, and it is subjected to the action of a weak spring, 1', whichhas a tendency to bring the same in the position in which it is shown inFig. 1. Whenever the hammer is raised against the force of themainspring the trigger is free to follow the action of its spring 11,and the tail h of said trigger is turned up against a shoulder, j, atthe lower edge of the hammer, as shown in Fig. 1. When in this positionthe tail of the trigger forms a prop for the hammer and sustains it inan elevated position, and when the trigger is pulled the hammer comesdown with sufficient force to explode a cap that may be placed on thenipple d.

The trigger may be pulled by hand, or, if the pistol is to be used as analarm, a cord may be secured to the end of the trigger and drawn througha channel, Zr, in the butt-end of the barrel. By securing the knife insome appropriate placein a room and tying the end or the cord to thedoor-latch or to a Window the triggerwill be pulled in case somebodyat-. tempts to open the door or to raise the window and the charge ofthe barrel is exploded.

If desired, the knife-blade may be stuck into the casing of the door, sothat the door, on being opened, strikes the trigger and explodes thecharge.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The trigger it h,spring t, mainspringf, and hammer H, with projections g and j, allconstructed and arranged as and for the purposes herein described.

A. J. PEAVEY.

Witnesses T. J. PEAVEY, J osEPH Foee.

